ContentsAnalytical ArticlesEXISTING PARADIGMS FOR RESISTANCE IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS CHALLENGED BY KADYROV, ISIS, by Kevin Daniel LeahyFOOTBALL NATIONALISM AMONG IRAN’S AZERIS, by Emil SouleimanovKAZAKHSTAN COMPLETES WTO ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS, by Nurzhan ZhambekovAZERBAIJAN AND THE EU, by Natalia KonarzewskaField ReportsRUSSIA ENHANCES ITS SOFT POWER IN GEORGIA THROUGH LOCAL NGOs, by Eka JanashiaBISHKEK AND TASHKENT FACE UNEASY RELATIONS, by Arslan SabyrbekovTAJIKISTAN’S ISLAMIC RESISTANCE PARTY STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE, by Oleg SalimovARMENIA AND IRAN HOLD POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS, by Erik Davtyan

ContentsAnalytical ArticlesHANGING IN THE TRADE BALANCE: IS FREE TRADE A CURSE FOR KAZAKHSTAN?, by Sergei GretskySHIFTING RUSSIAN POLICIES TOWARDS ALLIED SEPARATIST REGIONS, by Michael Hikari CecireAFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION AND THE PROSPECT OF PEACE, by Sudha RamachandranTURKEY-ARMENIA RELATIONS AFTER TURKEY'S ELECTIONS, by Armen GrigoryanField ReportsGEORGIA'S POLITICAL LANDSCAPE TRANSFORMS AS SENIOR UNM MEMBERS DEFECT, by Eka JanashiaKYRGYZ PARLIAMENT PASSES "FOREIGN AGENTS" LAW IN FIRST READING, by Arslan SabyrbekovAZERBAIJANI DIPLOMAT UNDER ATTACK AFTER COMMENTING BAKU FIRE, by Mina MuradovaTHE RIGA SUMMIT AND NEW PROSPECTS FOR EU-ARMENIA RELATIONS, by Erik Davtyan

ContentsAnalytical ArticlesPAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN-INDIA COOPERATION, by Sudha RamachandranTURKEY, ARMENIA, AND THE POLITICS OF GENOCIDE RECOGNITION, by Emil SouleimanovKAZAKHSTAN TO REFORM ITS CULTURAL SECTOR, by Rafis Abazov and Andrey KhazbulatovWILL TURKISH STREAM COMPETE WITH THE SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR?, by Natalia KonarzewskaField ReportsREPUBLICANS STRENGTHEN POSITION IN RESHUFFLED GEORGIAN GOVERNMENT, by Eka JanashiaKYRGYZSTAN TO HOLD ANOTHER CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM, by Arslan SabyrbekovPRESIDENT SARGSYAN AND COUNTERPARTS COMMEMORATE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, by Erik DavtyanAZERBAIJAN CRACKS DOWN ON ACTIVISTS AHEAD OF EUROPEAN GAMES, by Mina Muradova

ContentsAnalytical ArticlesRUSSIA'S REGULATION OF LABOR MIGRATION SET TO HURT CENTRAL ASIAN ECONOMIES, by Nurzhan ZhambekovMOSCOW CFE KILL THREATEN CAUCASUS STABILITY, by Richard WeitzCAUCASUS EMIRATE FACES FURTHER DECLINE AFTER THE DEATH OF ITS LEADER, by Emil Aslan SouleimanovKAZAKHSTAN AND NEIGHBORS SEEK STRATEGIES TO COUNTER EMERGING THREATS, by Jacob ZennField ReportsKYRGYZSTAN'S PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS, by Arslan SabyrbekovISLAMIC STATE REACHES OUT TO GEORGIA, by Eka JanashiaARMENIA'S PRESIDENT VISITS THE VATICAN, by Erik DavtyanAZERBAIJAN DEMOTED TO EITI CANDIDATE, by Mina Muradova

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